The International Medal Collector magazine

[Don D.]

There is a great article in this months issue that discusses whether the award of the EK was cheapened during WW1. It is written by our very own Chris Boonzaier. Well done Chris. I think we have touched on the subject here but Chris actually uses facts and figures to support his argument.

Some of you other smart guys should consider writing articles for it. Perhaps we can steal some more collectors from the realm of zinc and swazs.......

[gregM]

I am looking forward to reading it. I have not yet
received my issue in the mail.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Perhaps we can steal some more collectors from the realm of zinc and swazs.......

There is actually a name for these guys...

Swazincers...

In Poland a "Swazincski" in France a "Swazinceaux" in Israel a "Swazingoy" ... ;-)

[gregM]

I received my issue today.

Good Job Chris

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thanks :-)

I felt the guys who got the cross needed a bit of defending ;-)

[LarryHW.]

There is a great article in this months issue that discusses whether the award of the EK was cheapened during WW1. It is written by our very own Chris Boonzaier. Well done Chris. I think we have touched on the subject here but Chris actually uses facts and figures to support his argument.

Some of you other smart guys should consider writing articles for it. Perhaps we can steal some more collectors from the realm of zinc and swazs.......

Chris,

In wiriting the article, did you have a chance to see some of the WWI-era New York Times stories on the EK that I posted about a year ago?

[streptile]

Chris,

In wiriting the article, did you have a chance to see some of the WWI-era New York Times stories on the EK that I posted about a year ago?

Hi Larry,

I didn't see those but I'd love to. Do you have a link?

[Chris Boonzaier]

Indeed... I would be really interested in seeing them

Best
Chris

[LarryHW.]

Indeed... I would be really interested in seeing them

Best
Chris

Sorry for my late reply. Was out of town. Here are some interesting New York Times Articles from WWI re: both classes of the Iron Cross and the attitudes of at least some Germans especially toward the large number of EK2's awarded. Please let me know if you cannot open the links.....

(Number of EK's of both classes awarded as of July 1917 (2.25 million, including almost 41,000 EK1's) and some attitudes toward the numbers)
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...8CD85F438185F9


(Number of EK1's awarded as of September 1918)
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...D1405B888DF1D3


(Reichstag member proposes to Kaiser that EK2 be given to all soldiers who served)
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...D0405B878DF1D3


(Number if Iron Crosses awarded as of July 1915)
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...DF405B858DF1D3


(Cost of buying an EK as a souvenier in late 1918)
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...D9405B898DF1D3